American Friends of the Reut Institute

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American Friends of the Reut Institute (AFRI) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that awards grants to "organizations and programs that work to strengthen the vision of the state of Israel as a Jewish, democratic and prosperous state".

Its Federal ID number is 20-3585888.

Activities

The primary beneficiary of AFRI funding is the Tel Aviv-based Israeli think tank the Reut Institute and AFRI is Reut's main source of funds. AFRI states that it will also consider grant applications from organisations with similar goals.

AFRI describes Reut as "currently focused on national security and particularly on the challenge of dealing with the Palestinians".[1]

History

According to the Electronic Intifada website, AFRI's public filings show that it sent almost $2 million to the Reut Institute in 2006 and 2007.[2]

Affiliations

Contact

Address:

American Friends of the Reut Institute 9100 Wilshire Blvd.  Suite 400W Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA

Email: info@americanfriendsofreut.org
Website: http://www.americanfriendsofreut.org/
  1. ↑ Grants, American Friends of the Reut Institute, accessed June 2 2012
  2. ↑ Ali Abunimah, Israel's new strategy: "sabotage" and "attack" the global justice movement, The Electronic Intifada, accessed 29 May 2012.
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